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BFAC 2010 idea
Here’s where I’m going with my BFAC 2010 project: My stained glass artist friend, Carol, made several pendants for me in the color scheme of the kit — I provided her with the fan of beads above, and a sample of those beads not included in the fan. The rose montees are placed on the…
Orange beaded bead necklace done!
It’s done! My plan, as I was working on it, was that the clasp (button) would be worn jauntily off-center. I think it looks best centered. It literally took me hours to string, and that was after I had laid out the design. Here’s the lesson to take away from this: when making right angle…
Button centerpiece
Here’s what I’ve made the button into — my intention is to string it though the shank on the back, hopefully hiding the clasp underneath it.
Six more blue beads done!
…and six more to go. Plus a reddish-orange one. Plus the clasp to be made out of the button. And maybe more, depending on how it looks when I have these components done, and if I need more length (I’m thinking 16-18″.)
Blue beads plus extras….
So I haven’t done any more blue beads, but I did make 3+ other beads for this set. I’m envisioning making some sort of centerpiece out of the button, like the button is the center of a flower of fringe, perhaps. The clasp, I’m hoping, will be hidden underneath it. The orange beads will be…